The Karate Kid (2010) (2010)

The Karate Kid (2010) Synopsis

In Columbia Pictures' The Karate Kid, 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's (Taraji P. Henson) latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying—and the feeling is mutual—but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts the karate kid on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

Karate Kid Video Proves Ralph Macchio Was The Real Bully Of The Movie

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The Karate Kid remake ended up being better and bigger than anyone could have anticipated. In addition to earning largely positive reviews from critics, the movie was a box office hit, bringing in $55 million during its opening weekend in 2010 and pulling in over $350 million internationally by the time it left theaters. While a sequel has been in development since the remake's success, it's surprising that Colombia Pictures hasn't been working harder to try and get it done.

Next Generation Of Karate Kid Sequels Gets Started

This week the American-Chinese entertainment Cold War continues to heat up, following both the jingoist concerns over the upcoming Red Dawn remake and the curiously auspicious access granted to The Karate Kid

What Do The Karate Kid And Red Dawn Remakes Tell Us About America's Relationship With China?

The challenge of remaking a beloved classic like The Karate Kid is one thing. Taking that remake to China, filming on location in the streets of Beijing with stars like Will Smith and Jackie Chan on the set

Katey Rich
Jun 09, 2010

Interview: Harald Zwart Directs The Karate Kid Like An Independent Film

Karate Kid Clips

There's no Smith family or clips from the film here, but it's a weird and riveting spectacle, and possibly evidence of how much Sony is counting on this movie to succeed. After all, you don't pay 60 women in red dresses

ShoWest: The Karate Kid Comes With Spectacle And Dragons

Jackie Chan may not have many stunts left in his creaking, battered bones but maybe, given the chance, he might actually give a good performance? I’m as skeptical about his Karate Kid remake with Jaden Smith as the next guy

Josh Tyler
Feb 23, 2010

New Karate Kid Trailer Reveals A Passionate Jackie Chan

An international version of The Karate Kid remake trailer released a week or so ago is now online. While it’s similar to the domestic version, they’ve removed the title cards splashed throughout the first trailer

Josh Tyler
Jan 04, 2010

International Karate Kid Remake Trailer

In the first trailer for Jaden Smith’s Karate Kid remake he moves to China where, apparently, everyone does Karate. Jaden gets in trouble. Jackie as the new Mr. Miyagi saves him and then we get a training montage set to cliché trailer music

More Images Show Jaden's Kung Fu In The Karate Kid Remake

It features Jaden Smith as Dre Parker, an American boy forced to move to China. There, he befriends not Mr. Miyagi, but Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han, a maintenance man who teaches Dre karate. Sadly, the photo doesn’t show the guys in action but, rather, having a sentimental moment

Perri Nemiroff
Nov 30, 2009

First Official Image From The Karate Kid Remake

Steven Conrad has signed on to write the script, despite the fact that production starts next month. Either that means they'll be lifting whole scenes from the original movie, and therefore don't have that much writing to do, or this whole scriptwriting process moves a lot faster than I'd thought